Panthera probably evolved in Asia, but the roots of the genus remain unclear. Genetic studies indicate that pantherine cats diverged from the subfamily Felinae between six and ten million years ago. Fossil records that appear to belong within the Panthera genus reach only 2.0 to 3.8 million years back.
Symbols. 1  The Screech Owl is the sacred bird of Hades. 2  Cypress Tree are the trees sacred to Hades, Aphrodite, and Artemis. 3  Cerberus, was his three headed pet dog is a symbol of his. 4  Snakes were sacred to him due to his previous role as a snake god called Zeus Meilichios.
Persephone was abducted by Hades, the god-king of the underworld. The myth of her abduction represents her function as the personification of vegetation, which shoots forth in spring and withdraws into the earth after harvest; hence, she is also associated with spring as well as the fertility of vegetation.ersephone was commonly worshipped along with Demeter and with the same mysteries. To her alone were dedicated the mysteries celebrated at Athens in the month of Anthesterion. In Classical Greek art, Persephone is invariably portrayed robed, often carrying a sheaf of grain.